Journal Papers

1. Pudi, S., & Pathak, S. (accepted). Design stresses in internally pressurized tunnels: A discussion on IS–4880 (part-IV). Sadhana.

2. Pathak, S., Bourgeois, F., & Deraemaeker, A. (2025). Optimum tuned mass damper parameters for complex structures subjected to base-excitation using single mode approximation. Journal of Structural Dynamics, 3, 88–108.

3. Goel, T., & Pathak, S. (2025). Analytical expressions for forces on structures due to spherical blast waves. International Journal of Protective Structures, 16 (3), 618-645.

4. Shrivastava, H., & Pathak, S. (2024). On seismic demand of near-field ground motions. Sadhana, 49 (2), 111.

5. Paknejad, A., Jamshidi, R., Pathak, S., & Collette, C. (2023). Active vibration mitigation of bladed structures with piezoelectric patches by decentralized positive position feedback controller. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 145 (2).

6. Piron, D., Pathak, S., Deraemaeker, A., & Collette, C. (2022). On the link between pole-zero distance and maximum reachable damping in MIMO systems. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 181, 109519.

7. Pathak, S., Piron, D., Paknejad, A., Collette, C., & Deraemaeker, A. (2022). On transmission zeros of piezoelectric structures. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 33 (12), 1538–1561.

8. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2021). On stress-strain function of geomaterials subjected to blast-loads. Indian Geotechnical Journal, 51 , 520–538.

9. Piron, D., Pathak, S., Deraemaeker, A., & Collette, C. (2021). A pole-zero based criterion for optimal placement of collocated sensor-actuator pair. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 155, 107533.

10. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2020). Probabilistic characterization of nuclear blast loads. Journal of Structural Engineering, 146 (5).

11. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2019). A first order quantification of effects of uncertainties in hydro-fracturing parameters on tunnel ovalization estimates. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 37 (4), 3049–3064.

12. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2018). A designer’s approach for estimation of nuclear-air-blast-induced ground motion. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018, 1–12.

13. Pathak, S., & Gupta, V. K. (2017). On nonstationarity-related errors in modal combination rules of the response spectrum method. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 407, 106–127.

Book Chapters

1. Goel, T., & Pathak, S. (2025). Peak displacement of large structures subjected to air explosions. In K. H. Tan, N. Banthia, V. Kodur, Y.-X. Ma, & S. Soleimani-Dashtaki (Eds.), Safeguarding structural resilience under extreme events (pp. 363–374). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

2. Pathak, S. (2024). Fractional differential equations: A primer for structural dynamics applications. In M. Ruzhansky & K. Van Bockstal (Eds.), Extended Abstracts 2021/2022: Ghent Analysis and PDE Seminar, Trends in Mathematics (2) (pp. 271–281). Birkhäuser, Cham.

3. Pathak, S. (2023). A combination of innovative pedagogical theories to enhance the learning output—a case study with engineering students. In Engineering Pedagogy: A collection of articles in honor of prof. Amitabha Ghosh (pp. 49–61). Springer.

4. Ramana, G. V., Moghal, A. A. B., & Pathak, S. (2021). Reappraisal on the field tests for determination of rock mass characteristics for open terrain(s). In Patel, S. et al. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2019, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 137, pp. 711–721). Springer, Singapore.

5. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2021). A note on partial safety factors for in-situ shear strength parameters of rock-mass. In Garg, A. et al. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1st Indo-China Research Series in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Vol. 123, p. 129-138). Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

6. Ramana, G. V., Pathak, S., & Dev, H. (2019). Shear strength parameters of granite rock mass: A case study. In V. Stalin & M. Muttharam (Eds.), Geotechnical Characterisation and Geoenvironmental Engineering: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (Indian Geotechnical Conference-2016, IIT Madras) (Vol. 16, pp. 273–280). Springer, Singapore.

7. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2018). Uncertainties of a nuclear-air-blast induced ground displacement model. In B. Fatahi, A. Mwanza, & D. Chang (Eds.), Geochina 2018: Civil infrastructures confronting severe weathers and climate changes conference (pp. 183–196). Springer, Cham.

8. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2018). A stress-strain model for geomaterials subjected to air-blast. In A. Zhou, J. Tao, X. Gu, & L. Hu (Eds.), Geoshanghai 2018 International Conference: Fundamentals of soil behaviours (pp. 388–396). Springer, Singapore.

Conferences

1. Goel, T., Manikanta, S., & Pathak, S. (2025). A closed-form shock spectrum for exponential blast load. In “14th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics (IMPLAST–2025)”, October 12 to 16, 2025. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.

2. Kumar, R., Sarkar, K., & Pathak, S. (2025). Fractional models for viscoelasticity of polyurethane: A survey. In “3rd International Conference on Construction materials and Structures (ICCMS-2025)”, July 3 to 5, 2025. Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, India.

3. Tiwari, A., & Pathak, S. (2025). A tutorial on fractional burger model for tunnel design. In Republican scientific conference on “Modern Methods of Mathematical Physics and Their Applications”, April 22 to 24, 2025. Tashkent, University campus, National University of Uzbekistan, Faculty of Mathematics.

4. Pudi, S., Kaplex, A., & Pathak, S. (2024). Blast-resistant design of concrete tunnel lining. In “14th Structural Engineering Convention (SEC-2024)”, December 12 to 14, 2024. National Institute of Technology, Trichy.

5. Shraddha, K., Pathak, S., & Mukherjee, M. (2023). Identification of soil constitutive parameters employing markov chain monte carlo simulations. In Proceedings of 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (20-22 December 2023), IIT Gandhinagar, India.

6. Goel, T., & Pathak, S. (2023). Effect of air-blast on the crest displacement of concrete gravity dam. In Proceedings of 9th International Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (20-22 December 2023), IIT Gandhinagar, India.

7. Rasa, J., Ahmad, P., Pathak, S., Dimitri, P., & Christophe, C. (2022). Active damping of high modal density of bladed structures with piezoelectric patches. In Proceedings of international conference on noise and vibration engineering and international conference on uncertainty in structural dynamics (12-14 September 2022), Leuven, Belgium.

8. Crollen-Vandromme, E., Pathak, S., Soltani, P., Collette, C., & Deraemaeker, A. (2020). Robust design of tuned mass dampers attached to host structures containing uncertainties in the form of fuzzy parameters. In Proceedings of international conference on noise and vibration engineering and international conference on uncertainty in structural dynamics (7-9 September 2020), Leuven, Belgium (p. 3811-3824).

9. Pathak, S., & Ramana, G. V. (2017). Air-blast induced ground displacement. Procedia Engineering: 11th International Symposium on Plasticity and Impact Mechanics–2016 , 173 , 555–562.

10. Pathak S., Ramana, G. V., Dev, H., & Gupta, S. L. (2017). Implications of uncertainties in in-situ stress measurement in rock-mass. In Indian Geotechnical Conference–2017. IIT Guwahati, India.

11. Pathak, S., Yadav, R. P., Ramana, G. V., & Dev, H. (2015). Normal stress dependent deformability of rock mass. In Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference–2015. Vadodara, India.

12. Pathak, S., Ramana, G. V., Dev, H., & Singh, R. (2015). Probabilistic interpretation of in-situ shear test data. In Indian Geotechnical Conference–2015. Pune, India.

13. Pathak, S., Ramana, G. V., Dev, H., & Singh, R. (2014). Permanent deformation modulus of rock-mass. In Indian Geotechnical Conference–2014. Kakinada, India. 

14. Ramana, G. V., Pathak, S., & Kumar, N. (2013). Selection and interpretation of shear strength parameters for weak phyllites. In Kwasniewski &  Lydzba (Eds.), Rock mechanics for resources, energy and environment: ISRM–International Symposium: EUROCK-2013 (pp. 331–336). Wroclaw, Poland: Taylor & Francis Group, London.

15. Pathak, S., Ramana, G. V., Gupta, V. K., Dev, H., & Singh, R. (2013). Statistical approach for rock mass deformability characterization. In Indian Geotechnical Conference–2013. IIT Roorkee, India.

16. Singh, R., & Pathak, S. (2013). In-situ normal stiffness of rock mass. In R. S. et al. (Ed.), Indian Rock Conference–2013 (pp. 181–188). Solan, India: Indian Society for Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Technology (New Delhi).

17. Jain, S. K., & Pathak, S. (2012). Intensity based casualty models: case study of bhuj and latur earthquake in india. In World Conference on Earthquake Engineering– 2012. Lisbon, Portugal: Sociedade Portuguesa de Engenharia S´ısmica.

There is a strong culture in my group of welcoming bright UG/PG students who wish to explore fundamental mathematical topics related to structural dynamics. Following is the list of previous/current interns:

1. Abhishek Semwal (IIT Mandi, M.Tech., winter project 2021)

2. G. Sai Manikanta (IIT Mandi, M.Tech., summer project 2022)

3. Aditya Kandpal (IIT Ropar, UG, summer 2023)

4. Ishan Sinha (IIT Mandi, UG, winter 2023)

5. Ayush Kaplex (JNGEC, UG, Jan'24-May'24)

6. Ishan Sinha (IIT Mandi, UG, Summer 2024)

7. Parv Joshi (IIT Mandi, UG, Summer 2024)

8. Akash Garg (IIT Ropar, UG, Summer 2024)

As a part of service to the profession of academia, I actively participate in various peer-review activities. I have reveiwed papers for following journals:

1. Scientific Reports

2. International Journal of Protective Structures

3. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics

4. Engineering Computations

5. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

6. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

7. Journal of the Geological Society of India

8. Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology

Currently, I am also an editorial board member of Journal of Structural Dynamics .

1. Visiting Researcher at Ghent Analysis & PDE Center, Ghent University, Belgium, funded by BOF Methusalem Grant of Prof. Ruzhansky, during 21.06.2025–25.07.2025.

2. Visiting Scientific Collaborator at Building, Architecture & Town Planning (BATir) Department of Universit´e Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium, during 15.12.2023–15.01.2024.

3. Visiting Scientific Collaborator at Building, Architecture & Town Planning (BATir) Department of Universit´e Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium, during 01.01.2023–31.01.2023.